noun
hypocrisy
hih-POK-ruh-see
noun
1
Claiming to have beliefs, standards, or virtues that one's own actions contradict.
"It was pure hypocrisy for him to lecture others about honesty after lying himself."
"Critics pointed out the hypocrisy of the politician's stance."
How to Use Hypocrisy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSaying one thing and doing another — pretending to hold values you don't actually live by.
Common pairings
blatant hypocrisy
accuse someone of hypocrisy
smell of hypocrisy
Word Forms
hypocrisies plural
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Etymology
From Greek hypokrisis ("stage acting, pretense"), from hypokrinomai ("to play a part, dissemble") — the same root that gives us "hypocrite."